Siddharth Nagar/Sant Kabir Nagar (UP): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged on Friday that while farmers were suffering, Rs 5.5 lakh crore loans accrued by big industrialists were waived by the BJP government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s friends had registered profits of Rs 10,000 crore in the last five years.
Addressing an election meeting here, she also hit out at Modi, stating that that he talked about Pakistan and other ‘absurd’ issues, but never about the problems of the people.
The Congress general secretary in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh termed the current BJP-led government ‘arrogant’, and alleged that it spreads anger, hatred and negativity.
“Now they (BJP) are highlighting the ‘Kisan Samman Yojana’ and promising Rs 6,000 per year. When the Congress asked the government to waive farm loans, it was said that there was no money in the economy,” said Priyanka.
“If you did not have money, how were Rs 5.5 lakh crore of big industrialists waived? Where does the insurance money of farmers go? While you (farmers) were suffering, the companies of the Prime Minister’s friends recorded profits of Rs 10,000 crore in the last five years,” the Congress leader alleged.
Claiming that the Congress governments in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh had waived farm loans, Priyanka said, “When the intention is good, loan waiver starts in three days, but when the intention is bad, the arrogant leader talks big and leaves.”
Stating that there were false propaganda and negativity in politics, Priyanka said the people of the country should never underestimate their power.
“We are here because of you (people). You must acknowledge your power. Do not make spreading filth and negativity a habit and make a change. Democracy has given you the power,” asserted Priyanka.
“Whenever he (Modi) comes before you, he never talks about your problems. He talks of the past, Pakistan and other absurd issues. He did a world tour…visited Pakistan, ate biryani there, visited Japan and played the drums, went to the US, Europe and other countries, butnever to a single village in his parliamentary constituency to know about the real problems of the people,” Priyanka stated amid thunderous cheers.
Priyanka also pointed out that BJP’s 2014 poll promise of giving Rs 15 lakh to every citizen has not happened and she alleged that demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) had ruined traders.